The Swedish-backed terrorist leader pleads guilty to crimes against Iranians
The leader of a terrorist group responsible for a 2018 attack on a military parade in southwest Iran admits to being behind the heinous act as well as numerous other acts of terror targeting the Iranian nation.
The defendant, identified as Habib Farajollah Chaab, leader of the terrorist organization Harkat al-Nazal, attended the first court hearing in Tehran on Sunday.
“I have admitted all my actions in writing and pleaded guilty to all of them,” Chaab said.
During the court session, the lawyer representing the survivors of the September 22, 2018 attack that killed at least 25 people pointed to the defendant’s role in various acts of terrorism and demanded “maximum punishment” for him on behalf of the victims’ families. .
“The suspect has used various military equipment, including bombs, grenades, Kalashnikov rifles, etc. to commit his crimes,” he said.
The defendant admitted that he was naturalized by Sweden and supported by the country’s government, and said he had been fitted with a device that would alert Swedish security officials to rescue him when he was in danger.
As the prosecutor’s representative took the stand, the prosecutor’s representative blasted Sweden for serving as a haven for Chaab as well as members of other anti-Iranian terrorist groups such as the Kurdistan Freedom Party, also known as PJAK, and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MKO ) terrorist cult.
“Chaab is a citizen of this country (Sweden) and is supported by them (the Swedish government)”, even though he was on a Red Notice list and wanted by various international bodies.
Back in 2019, Chaab was arrested by Polish authorities after traveling to Poland to attend a terrorist group gathering, he noted. However, influence peddling and intervention by the Swedish government and the United States led to his release.
– He was then returned to Sweden on a private plane so that he could continue his terrorist acts, says the representative.
The next hearing in the case would be announced in due course, the judge said before concluding the trial.